The Nicodemus enterprise., 1887-08-24
n DEsT MAN ON EARTH.
,,,es 4 Negro, Of Santa Rosa,
Mexico.

r.ues 4 Negro, Of Santa Rosa,
Mexico.
u Texas. letter to the st. Louis
- Gnomocrat: James James, a
- 'arro. and citizen Of the United States
ny sides at Santa Rosa. Mexico, is
'.obsbly ~ the Oldest man On earth He
Pl horn near Dorchester :. q, in
'75s. T-IY and while an infant was removed
f'.I ,r.dwav River, Ga, in the same
hat Franklin brought down
y. '+-icitv from the thunder clowds.
sis eco there was quite an immlgra-
;oto South Carolina, and his mas
\" lanes James, (from whom he
.stes il bis name) moved near Charles
Y 81. in company with number
III IL neighbors. On June 4. 177O,
III In d wears Of age large British
a.4 nnder Sir Peter Parker, arrived
II charleston. The citizens had erect
i nalmetto wood fort on Sullivan's
r.l.nd with twenty-six guns, manned
d sOo troops, under Col. Moultrie, and
I,re 28 the British made an attack
y Y land I and water, and we're compelle'
T;thdraw after ten-hours' conf ~
= us during tn fight that Sc rcaan,
T.aner m distinguished himse' ! - ~
Uae UIacinp the flag, which b" ! hoon sbo,
PWag upon the bastion, an J naw STAFF.
III IL master, James J" o,es mannod m
Of bis guns IN tnI' fight, and Jim, the
subject u lh'o sketch, and four Other
slaves were Employed around the for
as gener" laborers. Jim followed hii
master throughout the war, and wa'
with General Moultrie at Port Royal
), e, Feb. 3, 1879, when MOultrie de
nated the combined British forces, anC
this ends Jim military career.
He remembers Of the rejoicing il
1892 throughout the country in conse
aaence Of Washington's election to tn
presidency, he then being forty year
Of age. In this year his first maste
died, aged about sixty years. Jir
then became the property Of "Mars
Henry (Henry Jameo) owning larg
estates and about thirty slaves, nea
Charleston. On account of havin
raised "Marse Henry" Jim was spec
iaI favorite with his master and was a
lowed to do as be chose. His secon
master, Henry, died in 1915, abol
ffy-fve years of age. and Jim, no
sixty-three years Of age, became tt
property of James James, Henry's Sc
ond stn. In 1888 the railroad fro
Charleston to Savannah was complete
then the longest railroad in the worl
and Jim, with his master, took tr
over the road, and was shown speci
favors on account Of his age, no
eighty-one James James was t
years Of age at his fathers death al
when he became of age inherited l&rt
eststes, slaves. etc, among whom we
s'old Uncle jim" and his family. Jam
James lived in South Carolina un
1856 when he moved to Texas with
his slaves. James desired that his slaI
should be free at his death, and
1858 moved into Mexico, so that th
could be free before his death. Jan
returned to the United States and di
In Texas, and III 1865. after there WI
no longer slaves in the United Stat
Uncle Jim's children and grandchi
ren returned to the United States. +
years ago, at the age of 1870, Jim col
do light chores, but subsisted mos
BY contributions from the citizens;
for the past two years, not being a
to walk, he remains for the most p
in his little jacal, his wants being s
piled BY generous neighbnrs.
rheumatism in his legs prevents
from walking, but yet he has suffici
strength in his arms to drag himsel
short distance-tifty yards OF NOR
and readily took position on the
side Of his cabin to enable the Glt
Democrat correspondent to make
photograph.